In Focus
December 21, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Out with the old; in with the new
Some time ago you either bought or were gifted, probably by a spouse or parent, a different type of telephone. It was shaped like a half oval. It wasn’t attached to the wall. It could fit in your…
December 21, 2025
Curtis Ward | A target on her back – Trinidad and Tobago in the crosshairs
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar switched from obfuscations and denials to admission of reality – her government unreservedly sided with president Donald Trump’s US…
December 14, 2025
Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie | Storms are inevitable, but the scale of the devastation is not
Driving into West Green, Montego Bay, the damage from Hurricane Melissa even a month later was still unmistakable. Dried mud crusted the roadway and, in front of almost every house were piles of…
December 14, 2025
Aubrey Stewart | Billions on the table – Can Jamaica finally deliver?
Jamaica’s public procurement system was built to protect taxpayers and ensure value for money. But, alongside these strengths sits a stubborn problem: delay. Too often, our own rules slow us down,…
December 14, 2025
Gordon Robinson | More long term reality checks
So, last week ( A very Private Public Service) I complained about the reaction to my critique of the JPS “loan”. I wrote: “….I’m told to shut up because I’m safe in Kingston and don’t feel what…
December 14, 2025
Floyd Morris | A new era for disability advocacy
In recent times, I have had conversations with persons with disabilities and others within the society about the Disabilities Act that has been enacted in Jamaica. Some of these individuals have…
December 14, 2025
Mark Wignall | Connected at 185 miles per hour
In 2019, as Hurricane Dorian literally sat on Abaco in The Bahamas (between 27 and 36 hours) and achieved a consistent 185mph, none could know that it was sending a message to Jamaica about the…
December 14, 2025
Angela Brown Burke | Sister P at 80
If you travel far enough into St Catherine, past the bustle and the quick talk of the capital, you’ll find Wood Hall. It’s a quiet place, the kind of community where yards feel like open hands and…
December 9, 2025
Debbie-Ann Gordon | Westmoreland: At the epicentre of Hurricane Melissa’s wrath
With winds stronger than those required for Category 5 designation, Hurricane Melissa made landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, on October 28. Forecasts pointed to eastern Westmoreland and western St…